Where are they now?Club career: Started out with Western Rovers and Cork Athletic before moving to West Ham in September 1952Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"We will accept Deutschmarks, francs, lira, pesetas, guilders or Scottish poundsMon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendIt may have been another miserable week for Coventry City, after defeats by Luton in the Worthington Cup, Arsenal in the league…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Groan of the weekFourteen-year-old Charlotte Morris of Bradford struck fear in to the hearts of dodgy strikers everywhere last weekMon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Grin of the weekEver play in an under-12 match, as a centre half, and end up marking a 6ft 4in, 14-stone centre forward with size 12 feet? And…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Hermes march onWith 16 goals between them, in just five league matches, Irish women's hockey captain Mary Logue and her international team-mate…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Genesis to test Hermes' perfect startPegasus may have conceded their first goals of the season on Tuesday night but their 6-2 league victory over bottom club Coleraine…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
O'Gorman outSandra O'Gorman's hopes of resuming her international hockey career have been put on hold following her withdrawal from the Irish…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Kuper calls for total commitmentIreland coach Riet Kuper had her first meeting of what should prove to be an exhausting season with the senior panel at the weekend…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendIt's a close run thing between Alan Kernaghan and Keith O'Neill over who had the more miserable Saturday afternoon.Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
England annoyed by drawThe English Hockey Association (EHA), it would appear, are no more pleased than their Irish counterparts with the draw for next…Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Tough draw for IrishIn light of yesterday's draw for the 1999 European Nations' Cup finals the Irish women's hockey team may be tempted to adopt `…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:Even if Barry Prenderville returns to Coventry City, at the end of his threemonth loan to Hibernian, they won't forget the Dubliner…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Students gets first winFormer Loreto player Rachel Brophy helped University of Limerick celebrate their first game in the Munster Senior League, since…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Kiethe for HermesGerman Oliver Kiethe has been confirmed as Hermes's coach for the remainder of the season, ending the club's search for a short…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendInternational duty made it a quiet week on the league front in England and Scotland, with just a few lower division matches going…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Cup draw brings Pembroke to sensesYou can't help but feel some sympathy for Pembroke WanderersMon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"If my head was a ball it would have flown into the top corner of the goal."Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Highs & LowsThe Oceania Qualifying Tournament for the 1999 Women's World Cup got under way in Auckland, New Zealand last week, with six nations…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Ryan falls at final hurdleWorld number one Peter Nicol proved a hurdle too high for Ireland's Derek Ryan in the final of the Kuwait Open last night, beating…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Ryan sets up final date with world number oneDerek Ryan reached the biggest final of his professional career last night by beating Belgium's Stefan Casteleyn in straight …Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Vance leaves the competitionThe competition for the Irish goalkeeping jersey lessened slightly this week following the announcement by Alison Vance that …Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Ryan goes throughA DAY after beating world squash champion Rodney Eyles in the first round of the Kuwait Open Derek Ryan won through to the semifinals…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Ryan defeats world championIrish squash number one Derek Ryan had the best win of his professional career last night when he beat the reigning world champion…Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"Forty-to-one at the start of the season for Aston Villa - the odds have obviously tumbled since then?"Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Where are they now? No 8: Michael RobinsonClub career: Began his professional career with Preston, before having an unsuccessful spell with Manchester City, following …Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Promoted trio celebrateThree of the four Irish under-21 players promoted to the senior squad last week by coach Riet Kuper celebrated their call-ups…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendAnd there we were, up on our high horse, giving out about all this player and manager poaching that's been going on in football…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Seconds out for an epic round threeTwenty-five years after Tipperary beat Offaly to win the first official All-Ireland women's football final, Monaghan and Waterford…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Under-21 quartet in senior squadFour of the Irish under-21 hockey squad that competed in August's European Championships in Belfast have been promoted to the…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Fairytale end to fantasy golf contestIt was a good day's work for Bob Estes, a leading US professional golferThu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Hermes send out clear message with second massive victoryJust as Clontarf failed to cope with Hermes's array of attacking talents in last week's opening fixture of the season, when they…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:There were mixed fortunes last week for two Irish players at Nottingham Forest, John Burns and Paul McGregorMon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Kuper's post set to be ratified by ILHURiet Kuper is expected to have her position as senior national coach ratified by a meeting of the Irish Ladies Hockey Union council…Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Hermes mean businessAfter a thoroughly miserable 1997-98 season, when they failed to take a point from any of their 18 fixtures, Clontarf could have…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendJust a week after his namesake Barry made his debut for Coventry City at Old Trafford, Alan Quinn made his first appearance of…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
New recruits could make the differenceWith seven major new recruits between them, Loreto and Old Alexandra, who meet at Beaufort tomorrow afternoon, start the new …Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendLegend has it that Alex Ferguson vowed that he would one day sign Roy Keane after witnessing the then 19-year-old flatten Bryan…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Turner revels in leader roleJeanette Turner marked her first competitive game as player-coach of Pegasus by scoring five of the Ulster champions' goals in…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Turner on tough roadHaving led the club to a clean sweep of last season's hockey honours, Glynis Taylor, now Irish assistant coach, should prove …Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:International duty meant there was no Premiership football in England or Scotland over the weekend and Irish B cap Sean Devine…Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:Never mind Kenny Dalglish, the week's greatest sympathy should go to Newcastle's Shay Given, who must wonder what he's done to…Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Comeback by RyanDerek Ryan staged an extraordinary comeback against world number 15, Australian Byron Davis, to win his first round match in …Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendNine years ago Mark Kinsella made his league debut for Colchester United and ever since he's been waiting for the chance for …Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
